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ICYMI, AlmaLinux 9.4 stable is now available!
Installation ISOs are available on the mirrors for all 4 architectures. Torrents are also available.
Read release notes and get more info about the release:
#Linux
#OpenSource
Hello
#community
. No need to panic! We are looking into the Red Hat announcement this morning and the implications for us. We will keep the community updated as we have a clearer understanding of how we can work with Red Hat and our plan moving forward.
After months of work, AMD
#Linux
engineers had code working internally and were waiting on approval from the HDMI Forum, but the Forum has turned down AMD's request for
#OpenSource
driver support.
via
@phoronix
#developers
The AlmaLinux OS Foundation board recently decided to drop the aim to be 1:1 with
#RHEL
, instead aiming to be Application Binary Interface compatible.
Read more about the future of AlmaLinux:
#Linux
#DevOps
Drumroll, please! 🥁 AlmaLinux 9.3 Stable is here for all supported architectures:
🔘 Intel/AMD (x86_64)
🔘 ARM64 (aarch64)
🔘 IBM PowerPC (ppc64le)
🔘 IBM Z (s390x)
Thanks to those who tested and helped make the release a success!
#Linux
#OpenSource
@geerlingguy
@RedHat
Not dissing RH, but do want to clarify: no one can buy AlmaLinux, since it’s a non-profit foundation. Even if we were to be dissolved, all our assets have to be transferred to another non-profit.
AlmaLinux will be binary-compatible (or ABI-compatible), meaning applications that run on
#RHEL
will run on AlmaLinux.
Read more about what this means on
@arstechnica
:
#Linux
#DevOps
#Unix
and
#Linux
are both widely used in the tech industry, but how are they different? This article breaks down the key differences.
via
@Dignited
#beginner
Red Hat’s decision to restrict the source code for its enterprise
#Linux
build has led
#OpenSource
projects to come up with creative strategies to continue to serve their users.
@VICE
has more:
#DevCommunity
Happy Monday! We have great news: AlmaLinux 9.4, A.K.A. "Seafoam Ocelot," is now available!
Click the link to read release notes, access the AlmaLinux Community Chat, or learn how to report bugs:
#Linux
#OpenSource
🥳 AlmaLinux 8.9 "Midnight Oncilla" is now available on supported architectures!
🔘 Intel/AMD (x86_64)
🔘 ARM64 (aarch64)
🔘 IBM PowerPC (ppc64le)
🔘 IBM Z (s390x)
Thanks to those who tested and helped make the release a success!
#Linux
#OpenSource
AlmaLinux turns 3 today! 🥳 🎂 Here are recent milestones that we're proud of:
• 5M+ Docker pulls
• 900k+ devices
• 400+ foundation members
• 37 releases
None of this would be possible without our community. Here's to many more years of Linux success!
#Linux
#OpenSource
AlmaLinux 8.10 is here, and it's time to party! This version of AlmaLinux will continue to receive security updates until May 2029. Get yourself updated today!
#linux
#opensource
AlmaLinux, both historically as a downstream of
#RHEL
and as a community, has demonstrated our value both to Red Hat and to the
#OpenSource
community at large.
Our value is our values.
#Linux
CentOS reaches end of life in June, forcing users to look for a free enterprise
#Linux
alternative. The folks at
@linux_pro
wrote about how our ELevate upgrade tool can help make the transition easier:
#OpenSource
Looking for a free,
#OpenSource
replacement for the discontinued CentOS
#Linux
? 👀
AlmaLinux offers binary compatibility with RHEL, providing a community-driven enterprise Linux solution.👇
via
@ADMINMagazine
🐧
#12DaysOfLinux
Day 1: Shout-out to our upstreams and friends,
@CentOS
,
@Fedora
, and
#EPEL
!
They've provided a home for the
#Linux
community for decades and play a huge part in our success here at AlmaLinux. 🎉
🚨 Glibc-based
#Linux
systems are vulnerable to a new bug (CVE-2024-6387) in OpenSSH's server (sshd) and should upgrade to the latest version.
The OpenSSH patch is available for AlmaLinux 9 users:
via
@TheRegister
#OpenSource
🎉 AlmaLinux OS 8.4 Stable is Now Available! 🎉 Secureboot, OpenScap and more. Read all about it and grab it: Join Us and Contribute:
#linux
#opensource
#community
It's time! Now that we are not held to RHEL's release cycle, we are planning to release security updates as soon as we can. That means a testing repo, and testers wanted!
#linux
#developers
If you're a
#Linux
command line user check out the new Wave terminal -- its modern code editor-like interface, persistent SSH connections and universal history, and file-editing interface are a refreshing take.
via
@itsfoss2
#OpenSource
One of the original members of the
@CentOS
Project, Donavan Nelson, is in need of medical assistance. Please take a moment and have a look at and please forward on to others. Let's show the world what our community can do!
#Linux
#OpenSource
#HelpDonavan
Ever wondered how the
#Linux
kernel is structured? 🤔
Satisfy your curiosity with this interactive map that depicts the major levels of abstractions and functionalities that's dotted with over 400 prominent functions. 🗺️
via
@hackaday
#DevOps
The
#Linux
tr command can save you time in replacing, removing, combining, and compressing input text. This guide details exactly how
#developers
can use it.
via
@howtogeek
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Get release notes and more info here:
#OpenSource
#Linux
"We're so proud of being AlmaLinux user-based that we've actually branded our whole infra that runs on AlmaLinux!" -Tristan Theroux,
@shedmtl
#Linux
#OpenSource
CentOS end of life is coming up fast (June 30th)! ⚡
ELevate makes it easy to move from CentOS 7.x to 8.x version of the RHEL derivative of your choice, or upgrade from 8.x to 9.x within the same derivative.
Check it out here:
#Linux
#OpenSource
.
@CERN
trusts AlmaLinux as the base to offer access to non-CERN sites as well as for virtual machine and container images that will be distributed outside of CERN.
via
@AdminMagazine
#Linux
#OpenSource
New to
#Linux
? Learn about the Logical Volume Manager, a storage management system: What is it, how it works, and some of its other uses in Linux.
🔗 via
@ItsFOSS2
#developers
👋 Hey, AlmaLinux community! We're excited to announce the AlmaLinux 9.3 Beta. This beta is the first since our shift in July, is available for all architectures, and is ready for testing.
#Linux
#developers
With AlmaLinux 9.4 we're bringing back support for some older hardware by re-enabling PCI IDs. Take a look at the list and let us know if they help, or if we're missing any for you!
The
#openssh
patch for CVE-2024-6387 regreSSHion has been released and is available for AlmaLinux OS 9 users.
For more information, you can check out our new blog post:
#Linux
ELevate enables upgrades between major versions of RHEL® derivatives.
Upgrade in-place from CentOS 6.x through to 8.x version of the RHEL derivative of your choice, and then upgrade from 8.x to 9.x within the same derivative:
#Linux
#OpenSource
Google has made significant contributions to
#OpenSource
compilers, especially through various sanitizer efforts over the years.
GWPSan, a sampling-based sanitizer framework, is now available as
#OpenSource
: via
@Phoronix
Debian
#Linux
turned 30 in August and remains one of the most dominant distributions.
Here's how it started, and where its impact is still felt: via
@ZDNET
#DevOps
#developers
🚪 Knock, knock!
🤔 Who's there?
👋 Ida
🤷 Ida who?
🗣️ Surely it’s pronounced Idaho?
... Okay, so that was a terrible joke. But now that you're here... click the link to learn about our newest release 9.4., A.K.A. "Seafoam Ocelot!"
#Linux
#OpenSource
Anyone who has ever used the internet can attest that keeping unique passwords organized and secure is tough. 😵💫
Take a look at this list of the best password managers that are available for
#Linux
: via
@itsfoss2
#beginner
#OpenSource
#DevOps
The
#Linux
grep command is useful for string and pattern matching, allowing you to search through text files using various options.
Here's how to use it: via
@howtogeek
#DevOps
#beginner
We are eternally thankful and unbelievably humbled for our amazing community. For millions of downloads, hundreds of thousands of docker pulls, for every contribution and every interaction. The
#opensource
#community
is absolutely incredible. Thank you. 🙏❤️
#linux
#thanksgiving
CentOS Linux 7 is reaching end-of-life in 45 days.
Join us on May 28th as we bust myths about
#Linux
on Microsoft Azure, explore CentOS migration paths in Azure, why to choose AlmaLinux as your distro, and more.
Register here:
#CentOS
#MicrosoftAzure